At a small auto show venue in Japan, the Toyota Engineering Society unveiled a new crowd-sourced concept electric car called the TES-ERA Sports EV Concept based on its popular 1990s Sera two-door coupe. Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)
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Toyota Begins Chinese Production of Prius
January 4th, 2012 
Meme Toyota has started production of its third-generation Prius in its Changchun Plant for mainland sales in early 2012. Production of the Prius began in China in 2005, marking the first time the vehicle was produced outside Japan. In 2010, GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. in Guangdong Province began production of the Camry Hybrid sedan. In [...]
Toyota Launches Aqua Compact Hybrid in Japan
January 3rd, 2012 Meme Toyota Motor Corp has launched the Aqua gasoline-electric car in Japan. The Aqua is a hybrid compact will eventually come to North America as the Prius c (compact). It features a 1.5L Toyota Hybrid System II (THS II) that shows a fuel efficiency of 83.3mpg highway (US) under the Japanese test cycle. Starting price in [...]
Toyota Camry Hybrid Named Consumer Reports Top Sedan
January 3rd, 2012 Meme Product testing organization Consumer Reports tested three different 2012 Toyota Camry models and recommended all three and naming the Camry Hybrid as the Top Sedan for 2012. The Camry Hybrid gets 38mpg versus the next-closes contender Volkswagen Passat TDI (diesel) at 37mpg. The Camry won out for overall impressiveness, including a better interior and superior [...]
Toyota Buys 2 Teslas for $25M
July 12th, 2010 Aaron Turpen When Tesla Motors went public earlier this month, Toyota purchased $50 million in new stocks from the company. That was part of a deal agreed to before the IPO. Tesla then turned around and gave $42 million back to Toyota to buy the NUMMI plant in which the electric car company plans to build it’s [...]
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Tags: all electric car, Battery electric vehicle, electric car manufacturer, Electric vehicle, Model S, NUMMI, Tesla Motors, toyota, Toyota Prius, Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid 
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